Zoo animals beat the heat

August 15, 2013 |Compiled by Merrisa Brown, mySA.com

Just like humans, animals have ways to keep cool in hot temperatures.

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This picture taken on August 12, 2013 shows Siberian tigers licking ice cubes to cool off in Guaipo Siberian Tiger Park in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. Temperatures have reached or exceeded 35 degrees Celsius for an average of 25.3 days in eight provinces and municipalities since July 1, marking the greatest number of hot days recorded during the period since 1961, National Meteorological Center (NMC) says on August 11.

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This picture taken on August 12, 2013 shows Siberian tigers licking ice cubes to cool off in Guaipo Siberian Tiger Park in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. Temperatures have reached or exceeded 35 degrees Celsius for an average of 25.3 days in eight provinces and municipalities since July 1, marking the greatest number of hot days recorded during the period since 1961, National Meteorological Center (NMC) says on August 11.